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How to create your own Home Page


This is a quick way for users at CU-Denver to create a generic personal home page on the World Wide Web. All authors on CU-Denver systems are subject to the campus policies for use of computing resources. Please indicate which computer you desire instructions for:
Carbon/Ouray Castle/Orphan

Carbon/Ouray

STEPS:

Log on to your Carbon/Ouray user account and type:
                     makehomepage
This command creates a sub-directory in your area called public_html. It then creates a file called index.html. This is where the code for your personal home page lies. A 'generic' home page will be created for you. Please be sure and customize your index.html file with your personal information, e-mail address, etc. To do this, it is suggested that you type:
		cd public_html
		pico index.html
		--make your changes--
		^x



Castle/Orphan

STEPS:

Log on to your Castle/Orphan user account and type:
		     LOCAL MAKEHOMEPAGE
		     MAKEHOMEPAGE
This command creates a sub-directory in your area called WWW.DIR. It then creates a file called index.html. This is where the code for your personal home page lies. A 'generic' home page will be created for you. Please be sure and customize your index.html file with your personal information, e-mail address, etc. To do this, it is suggested that you type:
		SET DEF [.WWW]
		EDIT INDEX.HTML
		--make your changes--
		^Z